'A black man did it' kidnapping hoax sparks outrage in Philadelphia

Tuesday 02nd June, 04:19 AM JST

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WilliB at 10:24 AM JST - 2nd June

That is so stupid. Although, statisticially probably still valid. But of course the PC crowd will take it as another rallying cry.
adaydream at 10:51 AM JST - 2nd June

Bonnie Sweeten is the one who clamed it was blacks who kidnap her. Anybody who thinks of this as anything more is a moran. < :-)
ronaldk at 10:56 AM JST - 2nd June

I wonder if they say "A white man did it" in some parts of the world.
Sarge at 11:04 AM JST - 2nd June

"two black men in a black Cadillac"

That's almost as suspicious as one black man in a White Bronco.

Seriously, this woman makes me sick.
teleprompter at 12:29 PM JST - 2nd June

Was Tawana Brawley available for comment?
pawatan at 01:19 PM JST - 2nd June

Much ado about nothing, I think. I doubt she said "OMG, black people!" but was probably asked to describe who kidnapped her. Now she knows the only thing worse than identity theft and false kidnapping is not using properly sensitive ethnographic descriptions when making fraudulent police calls. Because you know, all the rest is OK.
timorborder at 01:31 PM JST - 2nd June

These Black dudes cannot be that bad if they paid to put her up at Disney Land (lol).

This story is so racially perverse that it defies belief. Let's hope the law is not color blind when it comes to sentencing this woman. One can only hope that she appears in front of an African American judge (yes, some Negroes have managed to drag themselves away from crack dens and get an education) and a completely African American jury (if the bosses let them off their work in the cotton fields). Then, just maybe, this woman will understand the gravity of this whole hoax, hopefully just as the judge sentences her to both a nice long prison terms and liable to all costs incurred as a result of this goose chase.
skipthesong at 02:43 PM JST - 2nd June

I wonder if they say "A white man did it" in some parts of the world" I have! But, I have also said a Haitian guy did something too!

But, not for nothing, blacks too have committed a lot of hoaxes like this too.

I think the country would get better once we take over. We are a lot more color blind than either of you two groups!
dennis0bauer at 03:54 PM JST - 2nd June

“It’s a terrifying thing,” she said, “for a community to hear that two black men in a black Cadillac grabbed a woman and her daughter.”

so if she had said 2 white men it would have been less terrifying?
skipthesong at 05:39 PM JST - 2nd June

so if she had said 2 white men it would have been less terrifying?" Yeah. Who's scared of white people?
Triumvere at 06:41 PM JST - 2nd June

so... what was the point of this? Attention?
SuperLib at 09:06 PM JST - 2nd June

Well obviously if somewhere were lying they're make up the most believable lie. Even if the fake victim were black what color do you think he'd make his imaginary attacker?
Kameleon at 09:41 PM JST - 2nd June

When I got robbed in London, I didn't even bother calling the police as one: he was as black as the night (I literally could not distinguish his facial features) two: the Police couldn't do anything even if they wanted to. Additionally, I never told anyone his 'colour' as it meant nothing to me. I was robbed with a knife in my back by a bad man, nothing more, white or black is irrelevant when blood comes out of you.

Also, two of my best friends were robbed too in London, and neither of them mentioned colour either. Why? Because it is irrelevant.

This woman mentioning the fact that black men rather than white abducted her is important. It is part of identifying the people you are trying to catch. America is so blatantly divided by colour that to even mention it when identifying a criminal, is a crime in itself.

Colour of skin is killing America.
fatfrenchfool at 09:46 PM JST - 2nd June

he was as black as the night

my granfather used to day that sort of thing 60 years ago.things have moved on since then, well, for most people apparently
Sarge at 09:48 PM JST - 2nd June

fatfrench - My grandfather used to say "He was as black as the ace of spades."